Man sentenced to five years in prison after engaging in sex acts with a horse

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A Jackson man accused of engaging in sex acts with a horse will spend five years in prison after pleading guilty to animal cruelty and burglary charges on April 29.

These incidents occurred when Michael Jemison, 40, entered Redemption Road Rescue on April 29, 2018 and May 5, 2018, according to a news release from District Attorney General Jody S. Pickens.

Michael Ray Jemison(Photo: Submitted)

The Madison County grand jury indicted Jemison for two counts of burglary and three counts of animal cruelty on Dec. 7.

Jemison will serve five years in the Tennessee Department of Correction after the remainder of a previous sentence for a federal conviction for possession of child pornography. He was on supervised release at the time the acts were committed, according to the release.

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